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Sojourners Magazine: June 2024

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Theologian Katya Tolstaya on saving Russian Orthodoxy from Putin’s agenda.

Features

The illustration shows a hand in priests robes holding St. Basils Cathedral in Moscow

Theologian Katya Tolstaya on making sense of evil, including Putin’s ongoing war against Ukraine.

by
Tim Brinkhof
Magazine
Features
The sepia-toned image shows a family of three standing in front of a fireplace. There is a rip in the image, with the mother on one side and the daughter and father on the other.

When lies and AIDS brought my parents’ facade of superiority crashing down, I lost faith – but grace found us all.

by
Diana Keough
The illustration shows a man in a suit holding up a blue poster with a solidarity fist. In the shadow of the poster is a group of people.

A conversation with Jonathan Tran about the “personalist” approach to race and the church's role in a reconstructed imagination.

by
Josiah R. Daniels

Voices

Voices
Tell It Slant
The illustration shows a little person lifting up the cover of a giant book, which other books are stacked on top of. It is on a light blue background.

From 2022 to 2023, there was a 92% increase in books targeted for censorship at public libraries.

by Julie Polter
Voices
From The Editors
The illustration is a side profile of Felipe Luciano, with a quote that says "A one point in every revolutionary's life, you have to know when to take the sword and pound it into plowshares"

Justice is built into the order of creation. We’re simply living into that reality.

by The Editors
Voices
Commentary
The photo shows four men from the Pacific Islands, some are in traditional dress made of straw and other natural fibers, and one of the men is holding a flag that is wrapped around the flag pole

Climate financing proposed by the highest polluter nations is akin to blood money, the churches say.

by
James Shri Bhagwan
The image shows an older man in a suit and glasses holding up a finger emphatically while speaking in to a microphone. There is an Israeli flag behind him.

An interview with Knesset member Ofer Cassif on the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel's response. 

by
Rose Marie Berger
Voices
Columns
There is an image of a globe with a clock superimposed on top, with the minute hand almost striking midnight.

We only have six years to prevent climate change from curtailing civilization.

by
Bill McKibben
A illustration of a Black woman looking at the labels on human-sized pill botles

But if trauma can be passed down generationally, so too can healing.

by
José Humphreys III
Voices
Eyewitness
The photo shows a pile of Pauli Murray quarters

Now on the back of quarters, Pauli Murray’s face will soon become more familiar to Americans. 

by
Angela Mason

Vision

Vision
Culture
The image shows the cover of the podcast "reclaiming my theology" which shows churches in front of a mountain, with a cityscape in the front.

Three culture recommendations from our editors.

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The Editors
The image shows a painting of a black woman wearing jeans and a white tank top sleeping on a mossy log. The background of the painting is a layer of brown leaves and blooming flowers.

What does it mean for Black bodies to find rest in a violent world? 

by
Josina Guess
A person wearing a tall pink wig and a pink dress with rainbow fluffy sleeves is standing at the pulpit of a church, preaching. There is a pride flag in the background.

“I want to be the queer elder I never had.”

by
Emma Cieslik
The picture shows an old white man with glasses wearing a suit looking at something, semi-puzzled or surprised. There are people behind him.

What is any ocean but a multitude of drops?

by
Abby Olcese
Vision
Books
The image shows the book "Zero at the Bone" by Christian Wiman, which has a tan cover with an orange circle drawn on it.

In Zero at the Bone, the lament is just as valuable as the sermon.

by
Jenna Barnett
The picture shows the cover of the book "Devout" by Anna Gazmarian, which is a blue book with a gray graphic that looks like two arms holding hands except the tops of the arms are churches.

In Devout: A Memoir of Doubt, Anna Gazmarian explains how poetry helped her find a real sense of belonging.

by
Cassidy Klein
Vision
Poetry

A poem.

by
D.S. Martin
Vision
Living The Word

June reflections on scripture from the Common Revised Lectionary (Cycle B).

by
Raj Nadella
Vision
H'rumphs

Introducing NIBBLE, a promising new nonprofit aimed to evangelize rats. 

by
Greta Lapp Klassen